--Six Shooter Bullets --

May 2005 - vol. 2, No. 5

I'll be the outcast family

Hey kids! This issue brings you fun with the sloganizer!:

  1. Valery Gore making people successful in a changing world.

  2. The Floor. Impossible is nothing.

  3. Six Shooter in Germany/Benelux, you'll love it!

  4. Christine Fellows with John K. Samson, the freshmakers...of dance.

  5. Cybercelebs? Yes please.

  6. Failed experiment of the month- yabba dabba duh!

  7. Be alive with tour dates.: Valery Gore CD release dates; Justin "El Guapo" Rutledge in the UK and TO, Luke Doucet in NYC, NQ Arbuckle in ON & the UK, Rheostatics in ON, Weakerthans finish national tour, preview of Christine Fellows' June tour, and more.

  8. Contests. We build smiles.


I bought my dream shoes the other day. Seriously, we are talking about some beauty kicks.

MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE WITH VALERY GORE

We are like totally hella stoked that VALERY GORE's self-titled debut hit the streets just YESTERDAY. Of course, in "the biz", when we say "hit the streets", we mean "available in stores", because if we really spread all those hot li'l units out on the actual streets it would create a shiny solar panel so powerful that it would melt Pluto (the planet, not the dog). Has anyone seen those new toasters that have little spaces for two hot dogs? That is pure genius. Future now. Kind of. Valery's official CD launch is at the Supermarket (just south of College on Augusta in Kensington Market) in Toronto on May 5th with special guest ROYAL WOOD. I get royal wood just thinking about it. haha.

THINK DIFFERENT, THINK THE FLOOR.

Eeeeeek! In the last newsletter we told y'all that we are now working in association with Edmonton electronic/new wave/ synthy madness label NORMALS WELCOME RECORDS (headed up by Veal's Nik Kozub and his co-conspirator Jaycie Jayce Troock). Now our pals over at Nrmls Wlcm Records have announced an official date for the release of nrml 01! THE FLOOR's debut full length album "Personnel" is due to melt Pluto on May 24th. The label is launching with a couple of giant cd release parties in Edmonton and Calgary (see tour dates below). The Floor are new wave perfection. As cold and dark as an Edmonton winter, while remaining as melodic and danceable as a hot Edmonton summer. The buzz circulating around these guys is very exciting. Watch for full Canadian tour dates in July, as well as a 12" full of remixes around the same time. Nrmls Wlcm will also be releasing a 12" single by electro-rockers SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT out early this summer, with a full-length album to follow i n the fall. Woo!

SIX SHOOTER IN GERMANY/BENELUX, CREATED BY NATURE.

Hooray in German! (use your imagination people. What am I, a translator or a newsletter generating program created by the people who brought you the sloganizer?)! We have now finalized our agreements with two bitchin' European companies: CARGO in Germany and BERTUS in Benelux, which is a new country in Europe that only the cool kids know about. You'll notice that we totally know about it (thus securing our place as cool kids). I even have a mid to high level Beneluxish vocabulary and a working knowledge of Beneluxian folk-dance. First out of the gate will be the fine fillies known as NQ ARBUCKLE's debut, Hanging the Battle-Scarred Pinata, and both LUKE DOUCET solo albums: Aloha, Manitoba and Outlaws. I read Luke's blog the other day. It was funny. Anyway, what we are getting at is that you can now find Six Shooter releases in all those countries that make good beer.

I WISH I WAS A CHRISTINE FELLOWS AND JOHN K SAMSON.

Winnipeg dream team of CHRISTINE FELLOWS and Weakerthans' JOHN K. SAMSON have created a score for a new work by choreographer SUSIE BURPEE of Toronto's Dancemakers. The score is one-nothing for Susie. They also wrote some music for Susie B which I understand is fantastic, but I haven't heard it yet because that joint doesn't drop until the piece's premiere at the Metamorphoses Festival May 10-20 at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. It's a slammin' disco number except for the disco part. What I mean to say is...slammin'!!! Yeah!

NOTHING IS FASTER THAN CYBERCELEBS.

For those of you with PC's (we’re all whiney mac babies over here in six shooter land. "Why doesn't my ibook screen work right, wah wah" etc.), check out NQ ARBUCKLE and LUKE DOUCET being famous on Puretracks where their celebrity skin, err... I mean playlists are now available. Hott. Oh, and speaking of cybercelebrity, CHRISTINE FELLOW's digital single for her stunning song, "Vertebrae" is being launched on digital download sites all over the world (the world we call Canada, that is) on May 17th.

FAILED EXPERIMENT OF THE MONTH

Ok. So I like grated carrots, but I hate grating carrots. I find it grating, no pun intended (ok fine it was totally intended). I was making soup the other day, and I wanted to rock out on a grated carrot tip without the agony of actually shredding those li'l pukes. Enter one brilliant idea: use the garlic press. It seems like it would work right? I chopped the orange bastards into garlic sized chunks, and gave 'em my best squeeze. End result: I hurt my hand, it didn't work at all (no carrots squished out the other end), the garlic press got all bunged up and was a pain to clean, and I skinned my finger trying to grate the little nubs that were left over. All in all a very successful failed experiment.

TOUR DATES - A SAFE PLACE IN AN UNSAFE WORLD!

Valery Gore
April 30: Montreal House, Peterborough, ON, with Royal Wood CANCELLED
April 30: Riverbend Inn, Niagara on the Lake, ON
May 1: Hugh's Room, Toronto, with Joel Plaskett
May 5: Supermarket, Toronto, with Royal Wood: OFFICIAL CD LAUNCH
May 19: Mitzi's Sister, 9 pm, with Ugly Lovers
May 30: Supermarket, Toronto, ON, songwriter-in-the-round with NQ Arbuckle, Valery Gore, Justin Rutledge, Steve Singh, and Royal Wood.
June 18: Phog Lounge, Windsor, with Royal Wood, 9 pm

NQ Arbuckle
May 6: The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON
May 22: The Legion, Huntsville, ON, with Serena Ryder and special guests,
May 30: 12 bar, London UK
June 1: What's Cookin', London UK
June 3: Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
June 5: Rescue Room, Nottingham, UK, opening for Hazy Malaze Band
July 14-17: Ness Creek Festival, Ness Creek, SK

Justin Rutledge
April 29: Mod Club, Toronto, w/ Patti Griffin
May 20: Live Theatre, Newcastle, UK, w/ Steve Forbert
May 24: The Borderline, London, UK, w/Oh Susanna
May 25: Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton, UK, w/ South San Gabriel
May 30: Supermarket, Toronto, ON, songwriter-in-the-round with NQ Arbuckle, Valery Gore, Justin Rutledge, Steve Singh, and Royal Wood.
July 1-3: Stan Rogers Festival, Canso, NS
July 15: Stewart Park Festival, Perth, ON
July 21-24: Calgary Folk Festival, Calgary, AB

Luke Doucet
May 23: The Living Room, NYC, 8 pm.
June 9: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, 10 pm: SIX SHOOTER SHOWCASE
July 8-10: Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg, MB
July 15: Stewart Park Festival, Perth, ON
July 23-24: Hillside Festival, Guelph, ON

Christine Fellows
June 9: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, 11 pm: SIX SHOOTER SHOWCASE
June 16: Phog Lounge, Windsor, ON
June 17: the Boathouse, Kitchener, ON, with Ford Pier
the following shows are with John K. Samson:
June 19: Irish Mountain concert series, Meaford, ON
June 20: Ebar, Guelph, ON
June 23: Casa del Popolo, Montreal, QC
June 24: Grad Club, Kingston, ON
June 25: Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield, QC (Ottawa)
June 27: The 360, Toronto, ON
July 21-24: Calgary Folk Festival
July 29-31: Regina Folk Festival

Ford Pier
June 10: Graffiti's, Toronto, 7 pm: NXNE RENEGADE SHOWCASE
June 17: the Boathouse, Kitchener, ON, with Christine Fellows

Elliott Brood
May 4: El Mocambo, Toronto, supporting Carbon Leaf
May 7: Orono Folk Club, Orono, ON, with Bradleyboy
June 9: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, 9 pm: SIX SHOOTER SHOWCASE
June 18: Sound of Music Festival, Burlington, ON
July 13: 100 Georges, Sudbury, ON, with Rheostatics
July 14: Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville, ON, with Rheostatics
Aug 21: Dog Day Afternoon Festival, Guelph, ON

Captain Tractor
May 21: Fort McLeod Arena, Fort McLeod, AB

Chris Wynters
June 10: Graffiti's, Toronto, 8 pm: NXNE RENEGADE SHOWCASE

Rheostatics
May 27: The Embassy Hotel, London, ON, with Harkness
May 28: The Casbah, Hamilton, ON, with Selina Martin
July 8-10: Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg, MB
July 13: 100 Georges, Sudbury, ON, with Elliott Brood
July 14: Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville, ON, with Elliott Brood
July 15: Babylon, Ottawa, ON, with Clark

The Weakerthans
April 26 Kelowna @ The Warehouse
April 27 Vancouver @ Mesa Luna (All Ages)
April 28 Victoria @ Sugar Night Club
April 29 Vancouver @ Richard's on Richards Cabaret
April 30 Vancouver @ Richard's on Richards Cabaret

The Floor
May 21 Edmonton @ The Starlite Room (CD release!)
May 22 Calgary @ Broken city (CD release!)
June 9 Toronto @ Horseshoe 12am NXNE Nrmls wlcm records Showcase

Shout out out out out
May 21 Edmonton @ The Starlite Room
May 22 Calgary @ Broken City
June 9 Toronto @ Horseshoe 1am NXNE Nrmls Wlcm Records Showcase


Contests - enjoy the difference.

The winner of the "my mac is broken...whyyyyyyyyy?" contest is TOM HIDDERLY. A lot of people responded, and pretty much everyone diagnosed the problem in the same way then said "yeah, you're screwed, I hope you have applecare", but Tom was the first person to rub it in so he wins. No I don't have applecare, thanks a lot people.

The winner of the Captain Tractor entries is the sloganizer. Ok, fine, "Wake up to a Yellowhead" is probably not that appropriate for a beer ad.

The real winner, and only slightly more (or less) appropriate entry goes to David Chapman's "It doesn't come in a supercan, but you'll get hosed!', which might actually get censored to "pour me another". In any case, that guy wins.



Be young, have fun, taste beauty on,
Six Shooter kids klub

Title credit: From "Waded", track 6 of Valery Gore's self-titled debut release.

This was: Six Shooter Bullets, vol. 2, No. 5


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